New Approaches to the Governance of Natural Resources: Insights from Africa

Front Matter....Pages i-xxviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
‘New’ Approaches to the Governance of Africa’s Natural Resources....Pages 3-24
Interrogating the ‘Good’ in ‘Good Governance’: Rethinking Natural Resource Governance Theory and Practice in Africa....Pages 25-42
Front Matter....Pages 43-43
The Rise and Fall of Oil-Rentier States in Africa....Pages 45-64
Access to Information and Transparency Provisions in Petroleum Laws in Africa: A Comparative Analysis....Pages 65-95
Micro-Level Effects of Oil Resources: Insights from a Survey of Angolan Microcredit Clients....Pages 96-112
Bridging the Governance Gap in South Sudan: Connecting Policy-Makers to Populations in Africa’s Newest Oil-Producing Country....Pages 113-128
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in Mining: From Engagement to Development in Ghana....Pages 131-153
Network Governance and the African Timber Organization: Prospects for Regional Forestry Governance in Africa....Pages 154-180
Refocusing Governance from the ‘Bottom-Up’: Understanding the Gendered Dynamics of Land Deals for Biofuel Development in Kenya and Tanzania....Pages 181-199
Casting the Net Widely: Effective Governance and the Contribution of Fisheries to the Development of African Countries....Pages 200-223
Hydropolitics and Transboundary River Basin Management Nuances in the Southern African Development Community....Pages 224-244
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Global and Local Challenges and Opportunities: Reflections on China and the Governance of African Natural Resources....Pages 247-266
Prospects and Trends in the Governance of Africa’s Natural Resources: Reflections on the Role of External and Internal Actors....Pages 267-284
Back Matter....Pages 285-292